ANTH 2050 Chapter : Mesolithic Complex Hunter I
Document Summary
2 periods in the late pleistocene and early stages of holocene: bolling allerod interstadial (14,7000-12,950 bp);global warming, younger dryas interval (12,950-11,650); drop in temp. World pop estimated 8. 5 million by 12,000bp. Steps in increasing carrying capacity: geographic expansion, broad spectrum adaptation. Intensive exploitation: new tech: nets, fishhooks, arrows, dugout canoes, baskets, pottery, shell middens evidence of eaten shellfish, deer drives and bison jumps, acorns harvested and processed, fish traps and weirs - salmon. Storage: preservation of surplus, drying, smoking, curing, fermentation, storage pits, baskets, boxes, pots, roof cellars, granuiles.
